Basic spices

catfish (about 10.5 oz each, 300 grams each) • mixed yuca, sweet potato, potato, bell pepper, onion, celery, and celery root (about 14 oz, 400 grams), plus salt, pepper, garlic, and turmeric • thin pasta (about 100 grams)

cooked and mashed cassava (about 1 kilogram) • shredded cheese • all-purpose flour • eggs • salt • Corn or sunflower oil for frying • For the syrup • brown sugar cane (about 7 ounces or 200 grams), chopped • water (480 ml) • anise seeds

servings cooked rice • ham, cut into cubes or strips • egg • Chopped scallions, to taste • Grated ginger, to taste • Light soy sauce • Chinese five-spice powder or Chinese cinnamon • Oyster sauce • Sesame oil • Sugar • MSG (optional) • individual packs of quick-cooking Chinese noodles •

fish (such as dogfish, tuna, skate, or stingray) • ripe plantains • eggs • Olives and raisins, to taste • ---- For the filling: (all finely chopped) • large onions • Plenty of sweet peppers (ají dulce) • Green onions • medium bell peppers • Garlic, to taste • Salt and pepper, to taste • Annatto (for color) •

large carrot 🥕 • oats • eggs 🥚 • turmeric • baking powder • little sesame seeds • chicken breasts • Lettuce, to taste • Ricotta cheese, to taste • turkey ham • plain Greek yogurt • mustard

skinless chicken thighs, separated • large Roma tomatoes • large onion • green bell pepper • garlic powder • ground cumin • dried oregano • salt • black pepper • bay leaves • water (60 ml) • annatto powder (achiote) •

small potato, diced • small onion • green onion • leek • garlic cloves • eggs • Sliced ham and cheese, to taste • Salt, black pepper, and parsley, to taste

cassava (about 500 grams) • salt • oil (about 240 ml) • anise seeds • panela (about 7 ounces or 200 grams) • water (about 240 ml) • whole cloves

beef (about 1.5 kg) • mixed root vegetables (about 2 kg) • Sweet peppers (ají dulce), green onions (scallions), celery, leeks, garlic, and cilantro • Annatto oil, oregano

oil or melted butter (about 80 ml) • sugar, honey, or granulated sweetener (about 65 grams) • salt • egg • flavoring of your choice, such as vanilla extract, a spice, or orange zest • old-fashioned rolled oats (about 45 grams) • oat flour (about 150 grams; make by grinding rolled oats in a blender or food processor) • milk (add only if your dough is too dry; about 30 ml)

eggs • small onion or a piece of onion • green onion (scallion) • chili pepper or piece of red bell pepper • garlic clove • butter • heavy cream or milk • shredded cheese (optional) • chopped parsley (optional) • Salt and pepper to taste

whole hen (about 6 1/2 lbs or 3 kg) • potatoes (about 1/2 kg) • yam (about 1/2 kg) • celery root (about 1/4 kg) • cassava (about 1 kg) • pumpkin or butternut squash (about 1 kg) • malanga or taro root (about 1/2 kg) • sweet chili peppers (ají dulce) • scallions • garlic cloves • cilantro • celery •

bone-in chicken breasts • large potatoes • carrots • whole milk (500 ml) • heavy cream (250 ml) • sweet corn • white cheese, paisa-style or similar (200 grams) • corn on the cob • onion • bell pepper • garlic cloves • cilantro •

ripe plantains • water (150 ml) • Salt • oats (optional) or cornmeal (such as PAN brand) • Chia seeds (optional) • Cinnamon

Beef stew meat • potatoes • carrots • onion • red wine • cilantro • cumin • salt • black pepper • bell pepper • panela (or brown sugar) • tomato paste •

-- For the fritters • yuca (cassava), peeled, cooked, and still warm (1 kilo) • shredded semi-firm white cheese (about 8.8 ounces / 250 grams) • sugar • Vegetable oil, as needed, for frying • --- For the panela syrup • panela/piloncillo (about 17.6 ounces / 500 grams) • water (240 ml) • cinnamon sticks (optional) • Star anise, to taste (optional) • Cloves, to taste (optional) • Citrus peel, to taste (optional)

small potatoes • small piece of onion and a little green onion (scallion) • Oil and salt • Shredded cheese, to taste • Optional: Ground annatto (achiote)

chicken wings • dried oregano • ground cumin • black pepper • Worcestershire sauce • garlic sauce, or 4 cloves garlic, well mashed • curry powder • bay leaves • MSG (optional) • sugar • mustard • corn oil (for the marinade) •

canned tuna (about 350 grams) • mayonnaise (about 50 grams) • mustard • onion • medium bell pepper • fresh parsley • garlic cloves • cream cheese (about 100 grams)

fresh coconuts • white rice (about 500 grams) • Sugar, to taste • cinnamon • whole cloves • (100 grams, about 1/4 piece) panela (or unrefined cane sugar) • Coconut water from the 2 coconuts • pure coconut milk (first extraction) • Light coconut milk (second extraction, just add water)

malanga (or substitute with taro root) • white yam • pumpkin (about 4 cups, diced; 1 kg auyama) • white yam (ñame blanco) • cassava (yuca) • bouillon cube, plus onion, bell pepper, cilantro, garlic, celery, culantro, and salt to taste • beef ribs

yuca (also known as cassava or manioc) • shredded mozzarella cheese • egg • margarine (about 1.75 oz or 50 grams) • garlic clove • sour cream, heavy cream, or mayonnaise (about 1.75 oz or 50 grams) • breadcrumbs

long-grain rice (about 200 grams) • water (about 480 ml) • salt • milk (1 liter) • freshly grated coconut (about 80 grams) • vanilla extract • ground cinnamon • sweetened condensed milk (about 14 ounces or 400 grams) • sugar (about 50 grams)

yuca (sweet cassava) (about 750 grams) • green plantain • butter (about 35 grams) • Water and 1/2 cup vegetable broth (you can use the water from boiling the plantain) • Black beans • Chili pepper • Guacamole • Perico (scrambled eggs with onion and tomato) • Ham, cheese, and butter

chicken • large garlic cloves • dried oregano • Salt, to taste • all-purpose flour (about 100 grams) • vegetable oil (about 500 ml)